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NIH Planning Grant (R34)

Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics

Funds a small feasibility trial of a complementary or integrative therapy, to answer the questions a full-scale trial would otherwise trip over.

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health funds two sizes of rehearsal. This is the smaller one — a planning-scale trial for questions that do not need a multisite effort to answer.

The interventions are complementary and integrative health approaches with physical or psychological therapeutic inputs, and the condition has to be on the centre's list of high-priority research to…

Small feasibility clinical trials of complementary and integrative health approaches with physical or psychological therapeutic inputs, for conditions on the centre's high-priority list, examining intervention feasibility and acceptability, tailoring, frequency and duration, recruitment, retention, data collection, protocolised multi-component interventions and control-condition acceptability, ahead of a described full-scale trial.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.17 Nov 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: PAR-25-274Source: www.grants.gov